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‘The violence is off the scale’: staff and passengers at risk as assaults on UK trains soar to record high
By Gwyn Topham, Stephen Morris, Nicola Slawson, Hannah Al-Othman and Eve Livingston

Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/04/violence-rail-workers-passengers-risk-assaults-uk-railways-soar-record-high-transport

#Publictransport #Railindustry #Transport #Railtransport #Police #Crime #UKnews #England #NorthofEngland #Scotland #Wales #Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #RMT #Tradeunions #Society #Business #Politics #TheGuardian #GwynTopham #StephenMorris #NicolaSlawson #HannahAlOthman #EveLivingston

Don’t get your kegs, keks and kex in a twist | Letters
By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to Zahaan Bharmal’s experience of getting to grips with the Yorkshire dialect

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/28/dont-get-your-kegs-keks-and-kex-in-a-twist

#Northsouthdivide #Society #Science #Language #Yorkshire #NorthofEngland #England #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Could we be about to see the end of northern English dialects? My experience – and the science – says aye | Zahaan Bharmal
By Zahaan Bharmal

When I moved to York I thought everyone sounded like a cross between Sean Bean and Mel B. But now the north’s linguistic richness really is being flattened

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/23/end-northern-english-dialects-southern-science-accent-yorkshire

#Language #NorthofEngland #England #UKnews #York #Yorkshire #London #TheGuardian #ZahaanBharmal

Could we soon see the end of northern English dialects? My experience – and the science – says aye | Zahaan Bharmal https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/23/end-northern-english-dialects-southern-science-accent-yorkshire #Language #NorthOfEngland #England #UkNews #York #Yorkshire #London

Wasp spider seen in north of England latest ‘climate refugee’ amid global heating
By Donna Ferguson

The Argiope bruennichi, spotted in Cheshire for first time, part of worrying trend that could threaten native species

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/22/wasp-spider-climate-refugee-north-of-england

#Spiders #Insects #Cheshire #Wildlife #Environment #Climatecrisis #Animals #Chester #England #UKnews #NorthofEngland #TheGuardian #DonnaFerguson

Wasp spider seen in north of England latest ‘climate refugee’ amid global heating https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/22/wasp-spider-climate-refugee-north-of-england #Spiders #Insects #Cheshire #Wildlife #Environment #ClimateCrisis #Animals #Chester #England #UkNews #NorthOfEngland

Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care
By Jamie Grierson

Patients among hundreds who suffered harm at County Durham and Darlington foundation trust’s breast unit

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/18/women-breasts-removed-unnecessarily-cancer-treatment-county-durham-darlington-nhs-trust

#NHS #Breastcancer #UKnews #Society #Health #NorthofEngland #TheGuardian #JamieGrierson

Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/18/women-breasts-removed-unnecessarily-cancer-treatment-county-durham-darlington-nhs-trust #Nhs #BreastCancer #UkNews #Society #Health #NorthOfEngland

Baby found under floor in 19th-century house was killed with twine, UK inquest concludes https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/17/baby-auckland-durham-twine-newspaper-unlawfully-killed-inquest-historical-crime #NorthOfEngland #CountyDurham #ForensicScience #UkNews #Crime #England

Baby found under floor in 19th-century house was killed with twine, UK inquest concludes
By Mark Brown North of England correspondent

‘Terrible thing’ happened to infant boy found wrapped in 1910 newspaper at Bishop Auckland property, says coroner

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/17/baby-auckland-durham-twine-newspaper-unlawfully-killed-inquest-historical-crime

#NorthofEngland #CountyDurham #Forensicscience #UKnews #Crime #England #TheGuardian #MarkBrownNorthofEnglandcorrespondent

Far-right extremist from Stafford who discussed killing Jews, Muslims and migrants is jailed
By Robyn Vinter and agency

Ivan Jennings, 46, sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to encouraging terrorism on social media

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/ivan-jennings-stafford-jailed-far-right-terrorism

#Crime #Farright #Race #UKnews #Immigrationandasylum #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #NorthofEngland #Socialmedia #Staffordshire #TheGuardian #RobynVinter #agency

Far-right extremist from Stafford who discussed killing Jews, Muslims and migrants is jailed https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/ivan-jennings-stafford-jailed-far-right-terrorism #Crime #FarRight #Race #UkNews #ImmigrationAndAsylum #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #NorthOfEngland #SocialMedia #Staffordshire

At least five Reform councillors joined Patriot Platform Facebook group, campaigners reveal
By Ben Quinn and Amelia Gentleman

Politicians from Solihull, Gateshead and Kent were in online group linked to balaclava-clad immigration protesters

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/16/reform-councillors-patriot-platform-facebook-group

#ReformUK #Politics #UKnews #Farright #WestMidlands #NorthofEngland #Kent #England #Immigrationandasylum #TheGuardian #BenQuinn #AmeliaGentleman

Sunderland gets its Kicks: Nissan to invest £170m to build new hybrid SUV
By Alex Daniel

Latest attempt to secure future of Britain’s biggest car factory may be subject to UK weakening EV sales mandate

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/16/sunderland-nissan-kicks-170m

#Nissan #Automotiveindustry #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Business #Manufacturingsector #Sunderland #Motoring #Travelandtransport #NorthofEngland #UKnews #TheGuardian #AlexDaniel

‘Really helpful’: the AI bootcamps aimed at addressing UK youth unemployment
By Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Pilot project in Preston comes with apprenticeship offer for Neets at end of three-week course

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/13/ai-bootcamps-uk-youth-unemployment-neets-preston

#AIartificialintelligence #Apprenticeships #Youngpeople #Preston #Unemployment #UKnews #Business #NorthofEngland #Lancashire #England #Technology #Education #Computing #Society #Employability #Youthunemployment #Employabilityinitiative #Vocationaleducation #TheGuardian #DanMilmoGlobaltechnologyeditor

‘Really helpful’: the AI bootcamps aimed at addressing UK youth unemployment https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/13/ai-bootcamps-uk-youth-unemployment-neets-preston #AiArtificialIntelligence #Apprenticeships #YoungPeople #Preston #Unemployment #UkNews #Business #NorthOfEngland #Lancashire #England #Technology #Education #Computing #Society #Employability #YouthUnemployment #EmployabilityInitiative #VocationalEducation

‘Britain’s Yellowstone’: restoration project aims to take the greed out of land acquisition
By Patrick Barkham

Investors in Emblehope Moor will get their financial returns – and then it will be given to community or charity owners

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/06/britain-yellowstone-restoration-project-take-greed-out-land-acquisition

#Rewilding #Northumberland #Environment #NorthofEngland #Conservation #Wildlife #UKnews #TheGuardian #PatrickBarkham

What does Andy Burnham's home town think of him as PM? – video
By Richard Partington, Scarlet Pestell and Katie Arnold

In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern prime minister in half a century. The Guardian's Richard Partington, who also grew up in the quiet suburb halfway between Manchester and Liverpool, gets the thoughts of local people on the new prime minister.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2026/sep/01/what-does-andy-burnhams-home-town-think-of-him-as-pm-video

#AndyBurnham #Labour #NorthofEngland #Cheshire #Manchester #GreaterManchester #England #TheGuardian #RichardPartington #ScarletPestell #KatieArnold

Police appeal after unidentified woman’s body found in Liverpool park
By Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

Body of victim thought to be in her 70s found in bin bag in walled garden area of Stanley Park on Friday

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/31/police-appeal-unidentified-womans-body-liverpool-stanley-park

#Liverpool #Merseyside #UKnews #England #NorthofEngland #TheGuardian #HannahAlOthmanNorthofEnglandcorrespondent

Police appeal after unidentified woman’s body found in Liverpool park https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/31/police-appeal-unidentified-womans-body-liverpool-stanley-park #Liverpool #Merseyside #UkNews #England #NorthOfEngland

The Importance of Northumberland Abroad

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/08/30/the-importance-of-northumberland-abroad/

A Cultural Imagination of the Anglo-Scottish Frontier of Northumberland: The English Side

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/08/30/a-cultural-imagination-of-the-anglo-scottish-frontier-of-northumberland-the-english-side/

Researchers find Britain’s 11th-century ‘Conquest Man’ was Scandinavian – but did he land with the Norman army? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/30/11th-century-conquest-man-scandinavian-norman-army #NorthOfEngland #Anthropology #Heritage #Science #UkNews #Anthropology

Researchers find Britain’s 11th-century ‘Conquest Man’ was Scandinavian – but did he land with the Norman army?
By Nicola Davis Science correspondent

It’s ‘plausible’, though more likely the Humberside resident was one of many immigrants to Viking-controlled Danelaw

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/30/11th-century-conquest-man-scandinavian-norman-army

#NorthofEngland #Anthropology #Heritage #Science #UKnews #Anthropology #TheGuardian #NicolaDavisSciencecorrespondent

On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant
By Jasper Jolly

Operating at only half its capacity, Japanese carmaker’s Sunderland factory seeks deal with China’s Chery as it battles Brexit threats

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/30/brexit-north-east-recovery-rides-survival-nissan-plant

#Nissan #Automotiveindustry #Manufacturingsector #Business #Brexit #Sunderland #NorthofEngland #England #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly

Teesside MPs call for more police and fire service resources after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/27/teesside-mps-police-fire-service-resources-middlesbrough-a66 #UkNews #NorthOfEngland

Teesside MPs call for more police and fire service resources after Middlesbrough and A66 deaths
By Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Statement asks government for more backing after week in which nine people have died in series of incidents

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/27/teesside-mps-police-fire-service-resources-middlesbrough-a66

#UKnews #NorthofEngland #TheGuardian #MarkBrownNorthofEnglandcorrespondent

Palestine Action ‘Barclays five’ will not be sentenced as terrorists
By Raphael Boyd

Activists who targeted bank in Burnley were found guilty in June of causing damage exceeding £200,000

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/21/palestine-action-barclays-five-will-not-be-sentenced-as-terrorists

#PalestineAction #Law #Crime #UKnews #NorthofEngland #TheGuardian #RaphaelBoyd

Palestine Action ‘Barclays five’ will not be sentenced as terrorists https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/21/palestine-action-barclays-five-will-not-be-sentenced-as-terrorists #PalestineAction #Law #Crime #UkNews #NorthOfEngland

Durham art gallery opens with works by Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen
By Mark Brown North of England correspondent

The Light aims to bring art of international significance to north-east England

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/21/durham-art-gallery-opens-with-works-by-tracey-emin-and-steve-mcqueen

#Museums #Exhibitions #Artanddesign #NorthofEngland #Culture #UKnews #Heritage #Art #CountyDurham #TheGuardian #MarkBrownNorthofEnglandcorrespondent

Durham art gallery opens with works by Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/21/durham-art-gallery-opens-with-works-by-tracey-emin-and-steve-mcqueen #Museums #Exhibitions #ArtAndDesign #NorthOfEngland #Culture #UkNews #Heritage #Art #CountyDurham

Python named Jodie Foster first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/21/python-jodie-foster-snake-cancer-electrochemotherapy #Animals #Snakes #VeterinaryMedicine #Chester #Cheshire #NorthOfEngland #England #UkNews #Science #Wildlife #Cancer

‘Absolutely manic’: hot weather puts unprecedented pressure on Greater Manchester police https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/16/absolutely-manic-hot-weather-puts-unprecedented-pressure-on-greater-manchester-police #Police #GreaterManchester #EmergencyServices #ExtremeHeat #UkWeather #Manchester #UkNews #NorthOfEngland #England

‘Let’s see what he can do’: will Burnham bring Barnsley voters back to Labour? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/14/andy-burnham-barnsley-voters-labour-reform-uk-red-wall #Barnsley #UkNews #ReformUk #Politics #Labour #LocalGovernment #Society #AndyBurnham #NorthOfEngland #Yorkshire #NigelFarage

The Wildlife Trusts’ fight to save a historic English landscape – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/aug/04/wildlife-trusts-fight-to-save-historic-english-landscape-podcast #Science #Biodiversity #Conservation #Wildlife #Environment #Northumberland #NorthOfEngland #England #UkNews

‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/02/nurdles-clean-up-plastic-spillage-beaches-north-east-england #TyneAndWear #Northumberland #NorthOfEngland #Pollution #Plastics #Coastlines #Environment #England #UkNews

Devolution plans strengthen case for written UK constitution, says Burnham https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/02/devolution-programme-written-uk-constitution-andy-burnham #ConstitutionalReform #AndyBurnham #Devolution #Politics #UkNews #Labour #Wales #Scotland #NorthernIreland #England #NorthOfEngland

Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/31/labour-wins-decisive-victory-in-greater-manchester-mayoral-byelection #MayoralElections #GreaterManchester #UkNews #Politics #BevCraig #Labour #Manchester #ReformUk #GreenParty #NorthOfEngland

‘It’s just not cricket’: seaside town reacts to ‘Clickgate’ cheating row https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/29/cricket-seaside-town-reacts-to-clickgate-cheating-saltburn #NorthYorkshire #Cricket #Sport #England #NorthOfEngland #UkNews

‘It’s not cricket’: cheating row as ‘Clicky Ponting’ appears to dupe umpire https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/28/cricket-cheating-row-clicky-ponting-dupe-umpire-saltburn #Cricket #NorthOfEngland #England #UkNews #Sport #Yorkshire

‘Nobody was there for us’: mother urges Andy Burnham to reopen case of daughter killed in Texas https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/mother-urges-andy-burnham-reopen-case-daughter-lucy-harrison-killed-texas #UsGunControl #Cheshire #UkNews #AndyBurnham #Labour #UsPolicing #Politics #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Society #UsNews #NorthOfEngland #UsJusticeSystem #Texas

I grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped our new PM https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/25/view-from-andy-burnham-hometown-warrington-culcheth #AndyBurnham #Labour #NorthOfEngland #Cheshire #Manchester #Politics #UkNews #GreaterManchester #England #NorthsouthDivide #Devolution #Communities

Regional mayors to take key roles in UK policy decisions as part of No 10 North plans https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/23/regional-mayors-to-take-key-roles-in-uk-policy-decisions-as-part-of-no-10-north-plans #Politics #AndyBurnham #Manchester #GordonBrown #Labour #Devolution #LouiseHaigh #AngelaRayner #LucyPowell #UkNews #NorthOfEngland #CivilService #EconomicPolicy #GreaterManchester

‘People think you’ve got 10,000 cats’: the support group for hoarders https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/16/hoarders-wirral-peer-support-group-housing #MentalHealth #Housing #Merseyside #Society #UkNews #Health #Communities #NorthOfEngland

Woman charged with aggravated arson over moorland fire in Greater Manchester https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/14/woman-charged-aggravated-arson-moorland-fire-greater-manchester #UkNews #NorthOfEngland

Swift nest reportedly thrown in skip during house renovations in South Tyneside https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/10/swift-nest-reportedly-thrown-in-skip-during-house-renovations-in-south-tyneside #Birds #Environment #Animals #Wildlife #NorthOfEngland #England #UkNews

OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over Stargate UK project https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/04/openai-apparent-failure-visit-key-site-questions-stargate-uk-project #AiArtificialIntelligence #Openai #Computing #Chatgpt #TyneAndWear #IndustrialPolicy #NorthOfEngland #Technology #Politics #LocalGovernment #TechnologySector #Labour #Society #UkNews #Business

Boris Johnson wasted my levelling up idea. Here’s how Burnham and his ‘good growth’ plan can do better | Justine Greening https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/04/boris-johnson-my-levelling-up-idea-burnham-good-growth #AndyBurnham #Devolution #Labour #Manchester #Politics #NorthOfEngland #UkNews

‘Happy vowel’ is a key indicator of social class in Manchester accents, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/01/happy-vowel-key-indicator-social-class-manchester-accents-study #Manchester #Language #ClassIssues #GreaterManchester #SocialMobility #Science #NorthOfEngland #UkNews #Society

Andy Burnham vows to set up No 10 North as ‘nerve centre of rewired Britain’ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/29/andy-burnham-no-10-north-nerve-centre-rewired-britain #AndyBurnham #LabourPartyLeadership #Labour #Politics #NorthOfEngland #GreaterManchester #Devolution #EconomicPolicy #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #UkNews

After Burnham’s reign, battle begins for Greater Manchester’s mayoral crown https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/22/battle-begins-for-burnham-greater-manchester-mayoral-crown #GreaterManchester #Manchester #AndyBurnham #CityMayors #Politics #Labour #GreenParty #LocalPolitics #LocalGovernment #ReformUk #Cities #NorthOfEngland #UkNews

Here's a great idea for the North of England; a tap-in/tap-out arrangement across a range of transport networks, with fares caped at the cheaper level available for users.

One of the key issues across the North of England is transport (availability & price!)... if this raised use & thus demand for services (while capping costs) this would be an excellent benefit for the region's economies.

Lets hope this gets somewhere....

#transport #NorthOfEngland #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/05/oyster-card-north-of-england-transport

Calls for Barnsley Reform councillor to resign over apparent swastika tattoo https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/27/calls-barnsley-reform-councillor-resign-apparent-swastika-tattoo #ReformUk #Barnsley #SouthYorkshire #Yorkshire #NorthOfEngland #Politics #UkNews

Andy Burnham’s Manchester has a defining spirit – and Britain could do with a lot more of it | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/22/andy-burnham-manchester-unique-spirit-britain-westminster #AndyBurnham #Labour #Manchester #NorthOfEngland #TheSmiths #GreaterManchester #Politics #UkNews #MakerfieldByelection

HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery | Simon Jenkins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/21/hs2-white-elephant-british-history-sunk-cost-fallacy #Hs2 #RailTransport #UkNews #Transport #HeidiAlexander #NorthOfEngland #Politics

Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/21/greens-select-nurse-chris-kennedy-makerfield-byelection-candidate #GreenParty #MakerfieldByelection #ZackPolanski #GreaterManchester #Politics #AndyBurnham #ReformUk #Labour #NorthOfEngland #UkNews #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #Byelections #LabourPartyLeadership #LocalPolitics

Aardvark calf born at Chester zoo is ‘doing brilliantly’ after bottle-feeding https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/20/aardvark-calf-womble-chester-zoo-bottle-feeding #Cheshire #Zoos #Animals #Mammals #UkNews #Chester #NorthOfEngland #England

I've interviewed Reform UK voters – and they're much more progressive than you might think | Sacha Hilhorst https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/18/reform-voters-progressive-post-industrial-northern-england #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #NorthOfEngland #Labour #ReformUk #Politics #UkNews

Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/12/labour-mp-seat-burnham-allies-not-stand-aside-marie-rimmer #Labour #AndyBurnham #LabourPartyLeadership #Politics #Merseyside #NorthOfEngland #GreaterManchester #UkNews